Software for Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing

Design, simulation, pre-processing, distribution, manufacturing, inspection, and quality…A lot of software tools are required to effectively implement 3D printing in a production environment. What are the different categories of 3D printing software (Additive Manufacturing Software ) & most importantly, how do they fit together in an AM workflow?

New capabilities in Volume Graphics’ software support digital twin creation and simulation validation for 3D Printed parts

Digital analysis and physical testing are becoming increasingly integrated in the pursuit of optimized product design and development across a wide swath of industries. With the release of its VGSTUDIO MAX version 3.4 software, Volume...

Substance and CoreTechnologie improve surface design options for 3D Printing

Substance and CoreTechnologie are currently collaborating to improve surface design options for 3D Printing. Developed by Adobe, Substance is a software solution for 3D digital materials. Known for its suite of software solutions, the past...

How to mitigate supply chain risks

When considering Additive Manufacturing for its speed, flexibility, and efficiency, it's crucial to understand supply chain and operational optimization. That's something we have learned from our conversation with Link3D's CEO & Co-founder, Shane Fox. Fox...

MakerBot joins a Google program to improve teachers and students’ 3D Printing experience

MakerBot has joined the Google for Education Integrated Solutions Initiative to further enhance teachers and students’ experience in 3D Printing.  This means that the MakerBot Cloud™ platform, MakerBot’s print preparation and management solution, is now integrated...

Sinterit 3D Printers now comply with Industry 4.0 requirements

In essence, industry 4.0 is the trend towards automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies and processes. In a production environment that requires the use of 3D Printers, “one of the aims of Industry 4.0 readiness...

VSHAPER launches support material for PEEK and Softshaper, a software designed for industrial 3D Printers and low-budget 3D Printers

Since the launch of its 5AX FDM-based 3D printing system, VSHAPER, the Polish manufacturer of FDM 3D Printers has been working on the development of new solutions for the industry: a support material and...

U.S. Air Force utilizes AM Software Senvol ML to qualify a multi-laser additive manufacturing system

U.S. Air Force utilizes AM Software Senvol ML to develop methodology for multi-laser additive manufacturing program U.S. Air Force is currently leading a collaboration between Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Air Force Life Cycle...

GROW Software becomes a DNA.am company – Both companies to strengthen AM traceability and control of IP for highly regulated sectors

Additive manufacturing software company, DNA.am has recently acquired GROW Software, a UK-based secure file transfer company. Rebranded as Grow.am, the company will continue to digitalise end-to-end security for highly regulated sectors. DNA.am and Valuechain Group CEO...

3MF unveils Secure Content extension for Additive Manufacturing – welcomes new founding member

3MF, a consortium of AM hardware and software companies, has released a new extension to address payload protection and production control requirements in Additive Manufacturing. The 3D Manufacturing Format (3MF) Secure Content specification would be essential...

Fabcontrol unveils 3DOptimizer, a new tool that will help overcome failed prints and bad results from 3D Printers

Failed prints and bad results constitute one of the major issues, operators encounter during a printing process. These hurdles are often the result of wrong printing settings faced by 3D Printer users. To address this...

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